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Barts Health NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code R1H

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 122,447 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Barts Health NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 9% from 133,989 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 64.1% of the pathways waiting at Barts Health NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.2%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 27.9 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.0% of A&E attendances at Barts Health NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.1 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (71.9%). That is 21.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 80.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Barts Health NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.2 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.6%). That is 4.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Barts Health NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (28.8%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Barts Health NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 12 February 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
122,447
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
64.1%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
1,012
August 2026 · NHS England
134k121k August 2025August 2026
64.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
4,5081,007 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025133,989
September 2025133,434
October 2025132,811
November 2025133,206
December 2025132,390
January 2026132,010
February 2026128,237
March 2026121,430
April 2026121,731
May 2026121,632
June 2026121,464
July 2026121,541
August 2026122,447
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.2%
September 202556.5%
October 202556.4%
November 202556.0%
December 202556.1%
January 202656.7%
February 202658.9%
March 202662.4%
April 202662.9%
May 202663.4%
June 202663.9%
July 202663.8%
August 202664.1%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20254,508
September 20253,878
October 20253,585
November 20253,575
December 20253,472
January 20262,718
February 20261,813
March 20261,007
April 20261,192
May 20261,163
June 20261,095
July 20261,030
August 20261,012

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.0%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
1,208
September 2026 · NHS England
Counts patients who waited 12 hours or more from the decision to admit to admission (sometimes called trolley waits), not 12 hours from arrival.
A&E attendances in the month
46,850
September 2026 · NHS England
75.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,352951 September 2025September 2026
48k41k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202571.9%
October 202570.0%
November 202569.1%
December 202568.7%
January 202671.1%
February 202673.1%
March 202675.9%
April 202675.7%
May 202674.3%
June 202673.3%
July 202673.6%
August 202673.1%
September 202674.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025951
October 20251,241
November 20251,000
December 20251,088
January 20261,352
February 20261,271
March 20261,207
April 20261,161
May 20261,157
June 20261,112
July 20261,169
August 20261,189
September 20261,208
A&E attendances in the month
September 202543,812
October 202546,336
November 202545,268
December 202544,740
January 202644,832
February 202640,623
March 202645,558
April 202645,067
May 202647,268
June 202646,420
July 202647,580
August 202643,986
September 202646,850

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
97.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
80.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
84.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202579.0%
May 202580.3%
June 202580.9%
July 202581.1%
August 202580.8%
September 202582.3%
October 202583.0%
November 202583.0%
December 202582.3%
January 202680.2%
February 202682.4%
March 202682.1%
April 202680.1%
May 202680.3%
June 202681.0%
July 202681.4%
August 202681.5%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.3%
May 202598.0%
June 202598.6%
July 202598.2%
August 202598.6%
September 202596.9%
October 202596.9%
November 202596.1%
December 202596.1%
January 202696.5%
February 202696.7%
March 202696.7%
April 202696.1%
May 202697.5%
June 202696.4%
July 202698.5%
August 202697.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.6%
May 202575.1%
June 202572.9%
July 202575.3%
August 202576.2%
September 202577.1%
October 202579.1%
November 202580.4%
December 202582.1%
January 202680.4%
February 202680.3%
March 202684.1%
April 202680.1%
May 202680.7%
June 202680.3%
July 202681.1%
August 202680.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
34,191
August 2026 · NHS England
36.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
38k32k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202528.8%
September 202532.7%
October 202530.7%
November 202532.3%
December 202533.1%
January 202632.1%
February 202625.7%
March 202627.3%
April 202636.3%
May 202631.0%
June 202632.2%
July 202629.7%
August 202631.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202533,969
September 202534,780
October 202534,867
November 202534,874
December 202533,073
January 202633,280
February 202632,301
March 202633,371
April 202637,997
May 202636,449
June 202636,553
July 202636,265
August 202634,191

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Barts Health NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 12 February 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Barts Health NHS Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: City of London · Newham · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest

Where Barts Health NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Barts Health NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Barts Health NHS Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026